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PIA announces reduction in Umrah fares

LAHORE: The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has announced a reduction in Umrah fares. According to a PIA...

Published 01 Jul, 2024 07:01am

Non-filers allowed to go to KSA for Hajj or Umrah

ISLAMABAD: The amended Finance Bill 2024 has allowed non-filers to go abroad for Hajj or Umrah. The amendments in...

Updated 30 Jun, 2024 09:21am

Pakistan

Punjab CM returns home after performing Umrah

LAHORE: The caretaker Punjab Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Monday returned to Pakistan after performing Umrah. The...

Published 30 Jan, 2024 04:52am

Pakistan

Hajj, Umrah: governor says will bear expenses of people aged 75 years and over

KARACHI: Governor Sindh Kamran Khan Tessori has announced to bear expanses of Hajj and Umrah for persons above 75...

Published 29 Jan, 2024 04:37am

Pakistan

5PFT announces initiative to make Hajj, Umrah affordable

KARACHI: 5th Pillar Family Takaful Limited (5PFTL), a pioneering force in the Takaful sector with a vision to ...

Published 14 Dec, 2023 05:24am

Opinion

Taking their begging bowls to foreign soil

In recent days, as many as 16 alleged beggars trying to travel to Saudi Arabia for begging were arrested at Multan....

Published 03 Oct, 2023 06:02am

Pakistan

Multan airport: FIA intercepts, offloads another ‘beggar gang’

MULTAN: A group of beggars bound to Saudi Arabia under the guise of Umrah pilgrims were intercepted and offloaded on...

Published 02 Oct, 2023 06:33am

Pakistan

Pakistan, Saudi Arabia sign agreement to enhance aviation cooperation

Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have signed an Air Services Agreement to enhance cooperation in the aviation sector and...

Published 21 Aug, 2023 10:23pm

Pakistan

Saudi authorities praised for reducing Umrah insurance cost

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani officials and pilgrims on Sunday praised the Saudi authorities for their efforts to make Umrah...

Published 23 Jan, 2023 05:57am

World

Saudi Arabia aims for 70 million tourism visits this year

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia aims to exceed 70 million tourist visits this year after drawing 62 million last year, a tourism...

Published 09 May, 2022 08:18pm

Pakistan

Umrah pilgrims: KSA cancels 14-day waiting period

ISLAMABAD: Pilgrims wishing to perform Umrah will no longer be required to wait for 14 days to book for the ritual,...

Published 26 Oct, 2021 04:39am

Pakistan

Saudi Arabia cancels 14-day waiting period for Umrah pilgrims

Pilgrims who wish to perform Umrah will no longer be required to wait for 14 days to book for the ritual, according...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 07:53pm

Grand Mosque in Makkah drops social distancing

MAKKAH: The Grand Mosque in Makkah in Saudi Arabia operated at full capacity Sunday, with worshippers praying...

Updated 18 Oct, 2021 01:35pm

KSA to reopen to vaccinated tourists after 17-month closure

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia announced Friday it would reopen its borders to fully vaccinated foreign tourists after a...

Published 31 Jul, 2021 02:27am

World

Saudi Arabia to reopen to vaccinated tourists after 17-month Covid closure

Currently only immunised pilgrims resident in Saudi Arabia are eligible for Umrah permits

Updated 30 Jul, 2021 10:39am

Pakistan

Business & Finance

PIA commence Umrah flights to Medina

He said as per arrangement return airfare inclusive of all relevant taxes for economy class from Karachi will be Rs 91,000 and that from other cities would be Rs 96,000.

Published 10 Nov, 2020 02:35pm

Business & Finance

KSA allows all airlines to bring Umrah and visit visa passengers

The Saudi General Authority for Civil Aviation has issued formal orders for permission to all airlines.

Published 06 Nov, 2020 12:38pm

World

Third phase of Umrah pilgrimage begins today

The barricade placed around the Kaaba and the holy Black Stone will remain in its place and visitors will be prevented from touching them

Published 01 Nov, 2020 09:20am

Business & Finance

PIA to bolster flights to KSA amid Umrah resumption

The development comes after Pakistan announced it will accept applications for Umrah from the nationals from November 1 under the new regulations, in wake of the Saudi government's announcement to start Umrah pilgrimage for international pilgrims.

Published 28 Oct, 2020 01:09pm

Pakistan

Pakistan to start accepting Umrah applications from Nov 1

Pakistanis will be able to submit their application for Umrah pilgrimage under the new regulations

Published 27 Oct, 2020 05:00pm

World

Saudi Arabia to resume Umrah for international pilgrims from Nov 1

Sadi Ministry says negative PCR test no earlier than 72-hours before departure time in origin will be needed from the pilgrims while a quarantine period of three days must be completed in a hotel

Published 26 Oct, 2020 11:00am

Umrah pilgrims return to a Mecca stilled by COVID-19 slump

Near the Grand Mosque, hotels at high-rise towers were mostly empty and shopping malls closed hours before the resumption of umrah. Dozens of stores and restaurants were shut.

Published 04 Oct, 2020 06:11pm

World

Saudi to gradually resume 'umrah' pilgrimage from October 4

Saudi Arabia suspended the umrah in March and scaled back the annual hajj over fears that the coronavirus could spread to Islam's Holiest cities.

Published 23 Sep, 2020 02:20am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 2	278.75
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 2	278.55
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 2	157.39
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 2	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 2	1.24
Euro to USD / Jan 2	1.03

Stock	Volume
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 1	39,894.54
S&P 500 / Jan 2	5,868.55
India Sensex / Jan 2	79,943.71
Nasdaq / Jan 2	19,280.79
Hang Seng / Jan 2	19,870.34
FTSE 100 / Jan 2	8,260.09
Dow Jones / Jan 2	42,392.27
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 2	20,024.66

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 2	73.39
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 2	18,085
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 2	242,888.30
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 2	2,633.41
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 2	68.49
Petrol/Litre / Jan 3	252.66

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Tri-Star Power / Jan 3 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	6.75 ▲ 0.88 (14.99%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Jan 3 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	28 ▲ 2.55 (10.02%)
GOC (Pak) / Jan 3 GOC (Pak) Limited.(GOC)	79.20 ▲ 7.20 (10.00%)
Liven Pharma / Jan 3 Liven Pharma Limited(LIVEN)	200.37 ▲ 18.22 (10.00%)
Suhail Jute / Jan 3 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	175.52 ▲ 15.96 (10.00%)
D.M. Textile / Jan 3 D.M. Textile Mills Limited(DMTX)	50.20 ▲ 4.56 (9.99%)
Bilal Fibres / Jan 3 Bilal Fibres Limited(BILF)	13.68 ▲ 1.24 (9.97%)
Arpak Int. / Jan 3 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	76.80 ▲ 6.90 (9.87%)
Mandviwala / Jan 3 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	17.88 ▲ 1.53 (9.36%)

Stock	Price
Frontier Ceram / Jan 3 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	31.28 ▼ -3.48 (-10.01%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Jan 3 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	42.92 ▼ -4.77 (-10.00%)
Pak. P.V.C. / Jan 3 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	11.54 ▼ -1.24 (-9.70%)
Equity Modaraba / Jan 3 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	3.21 ▼ -0.29 (-8.29%)
J.K.Spinning / Jan 3 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	56 ▼ -5.00 (-8.20%)
Pak Paper Prod / Jan 3 Pakistan Paper Products Limited(PPP)	166.50 ▼ -14.88 (-8.20%)
Khalid Siraj / Jan 3 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	8.12 ▼ -0.71 (-8.04%)
Habib Ins. / Jan 3 Habib Insurance Company Limited(HICL)	9 ▼ -0.77 (-7.88%)
Sanghar Sugar / Jan 3 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	24.04 ▼ -2.02 (-7.75%)

Stock	Volume
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 3 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	89,478,727 ▼ -0.04
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 3 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	72,001,410 ▼ -0.07
Telecard Limited / Jan 3 Telecard Limited(TELE)	61,073,411 ▼ -0.31
Cnergyico PK / Jan 3 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	52,175,076 ▼ -0.33
B.O.Punjab / Jan 3 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	37,387,280 ▼ -0.09
Pak Elektron / Jan 3 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	33,998,434 ▲ 0.50
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Jan 3 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	31,047,972 ▲ 0.00
Siddiqsons Tin / Jan 3 Siddiqsons Tin Plate Limited(STPL)	23,654,281 ▼ -0.02
Pak Stock Exchange / Jan 3 Pakistan Stock Exchange Limited(PSX)	21,149,893 ▲ 1.27

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